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Good ski wax???

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b_r_tregs
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yea i know its off season but i'm gonna be doing alot of summer skiing and would like to now some good wax.
rub on or iron on is ok.
Apr 26 2012 9:24PM
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SKI.ING
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Swix, Dakine, and Boardside Down wax are the brands that I've liked. And definitely go iron on, rub on is a waste of your money in the long run. You could use it to compliment the iron on, but definitely don't solely use rub on.
Apr 26 2012 9:28PM
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hokkanee
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I always use swix. It's great
Apr 26 2012 9:44PM
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Parks.
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Def use candle was with ear wax... Works wonders
Apr 26 2012 11:49PM
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.RYAN66
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depends on what your doing, i have made a thread on types of waxes and how to apply them but it is a little to complex for the average newschooler.

if you are a park skier, just use some all temp wax, i found green toko wax works best.


on skis that are used for real skiing you want to layer your waxes, I start with green toko, and i "hot scrape" the skis. then i put a fluro wax on, either a low or high fluro all swix.


something to note is that swix owns toko, so not really sure what the differences in their waxes are.
Apr 27 2012 8:40AM
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I_Am_Mod
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for glacier skiing, universal or low temp wax, i usually use toko universal but found a cheap brick of shopwax about the size of a small child's head for just 10$ ....
Apr 27 2012 8:58AM
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CalebT
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it doesnt matter very much gor park skiing, ive always just picked mine up from my local ski shop. i think im going to buy some bsd wax next thoguh since its cheap.
Apr 27 2012 9:36AM
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Sklar
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You use flouros on not race skis?
Seems like a big waste of money to me.

All temp warm and all temp cold do just fine.
Swim makes big blocks for about $10
Apr 27 2012 11:31AM
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.RYAN66
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Not usually unless I have some left over after the season^^. To expensive for the gains on recreational skiing. Plus Its a pain in the ass to scrape!
Apr 27 2012 11:42AM
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BoardSideDown
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Hey guys, thanks for the interest in our wax, currently our website is down because we have had the entire website re-done. Currently will be back up with a new shipping calculator and some skate wax very soon!

If anyone is going to be at Mt.Hood this summer shoot us a message on facebook or on here we will be around Hood and we will have some new wax with us that we are testing and need your opinions!

If you need wax ASAP, shoot us a message on facebook we can work something out.

Stay tuned, keep your tips up
May 1 2012 11:36PM
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La_nation
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Boardside Down wax , no more question !
May 2 2012 6:05AM
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papermache
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whats the rationale for using low temp or universal for glacier skiing and why not using warm temp? Thanks
May 2 2012 7:52PM
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I_Am_Mod
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sorry, that should indeed be warm temp wax , i guess i was confused :)
May 3 2012 12:23PM
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